Kotaku: Pandemic Studios

BulleTrain's Open Letter To EA Still Leaves Many Missing The Memo

Owen Good — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EDT

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About a year and a half ago, Pandemic Studios - you may remember them for Full Spectrum Warrior, Mercenaries and Star Wars: Battlefront - was shuttered by Electronic Arts, which bought the studio in 2007. Four developers who were pink-slipped formed Downsized Games, and BulleTrain, released late last year for iOS devices and updated recently, is their first project, and an ode to their predicament. More »

A Glimpse At Canned Mercenaries and Legends Games

Brian Crecente — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT

There's a really good chance that neither of these games will ever see the light of day. More »

The Saboteur Review: Rough Draft

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:00:08 EST

What seemed great on paper — a World War II game like nothing else, with sophisticated artistry to boot — had to be turned into a video game. But then some things, not necessarily too many things, went wrong. More »

One Of Pandemic's Biggest Problems Was Being In California

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:28 EST

Readers of Kotaku can discern this week that EA CEO John Riccitiello covered many topics during his recent interview with this site. One of those, of course, was EA's Pandemic Studios, which was all but shut down last month. More »

This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

According to game site Bitmob, this trailer for Mercenaries Inc., a multiplayer entry in the Mercenaries franchise is a few months old, but real. More »

Pandemic Studios Says Goodbye... Geek Gangsta Style

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST

Last week Electronic Arts put a bullet in the head of Pandemic Studios, putting many of their 200 staff out of work a week before Thanksgiving. More »

Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:03 EST

Early this morning we broke the news that Electronic Arts planned to close down Pandemic Studios, laying off 200. Now we have confirmation. More »

Rumor: RIP Pandemic Studios, 1998-2009

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

Pandemic Studios - the developers behind Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries - will today be closed down by owners Electronic Arts, according to several sources close to the situation. More »

The Saboteur Impressions: It's Not Just Black And White

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:28 EDT

The build I played of The Saboteur this week was a month old, so if I had fun and was impressed, what does that mean? More »

Who You Can Kill, Who You Can't [UPDATE]

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:40:37 EDT

While I was playing an early PlayStation 3 version of EA's December World War II game, The Saboteur, yesterday, I was told not to worry about running over certain characters. The game's developers, see, had to decide whose death matters. More »

With Mr. T, This Could Have Been The Next Big Thing

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:00:00 EDT

Pandemic Studios was working on a Wii game called The Next Big Thing. It's been canned, but here's a trailer of what could've have been, well, the next big thing. More »

EA Responds to Pandemic Rumor

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

In the face of rumors that Pandemic's Brisbane, Australia studio has been let go, Electronic Arts said today that their upcoming cuts will affect studios, but declined to be more specific. More »

Rumor: EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios Down Under

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:40:35 EST

Electronics Arts has shuffled off Pandemic Studios' Brisbane office, a reliable source tells Kotaku. The Australian developer was best known for Destroy All Humans! and its rumored development of an ill-fated Batman game. More »

Gary Oldman Confirms Dark Knight Game

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT

The Dark Knight is out. Where's the game? In an interview with G4 TV, thespian Gary Oldman let it slip that a Dark Knight game is "in the works." He described how Lieutenant Gordan is in a small scene on top of the Major Crime Unit building when Batman "jumps off the building and opened his wings to fly away and save the day" — "so it doesn't stop and start," says Oldman, "like you're watching a movie." In the now since pulled interview clip, Oldman did not mention the developer or release date. Rumor has it that Pandemic is working on the title. Neato. More »

Mercenaries 2 Invades Venezuelan Newspaper

Brian Crecente — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Yesterday Pandemic announced that free-ranging shooter Mercenaries 2 will be hitting stores on Aug. 31. Which is pretty cool, but what's really cool is the newspaper I received from them today. More »

Mercenaries 2 Officially Delayed By EA

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:40:04 EST

Electronic Arts announced its quarterly earnings today, officially delaying Mercenaries 2: World In Flames to fiscal year 2009. The game was rumored to have been pushed back from its February release date to August based on retailer listings, with EA officially now providing an April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 shipping window for the Pandemic Studios shooter. EA execs did not clarify a more specific date in today's quarterly earnings conference call. More »

Mercenaries 2 Still Pretty

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:40:00 EST

The wait for Mercenaries 2: World In Flames may have gotten even longer recently, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the Pandemic Studios game is still easy on the eyes. Look at those tattoo textures! Positively dreamy! Seven new screens of the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 explosion simulator are in the gallery below. Next stop, August! More »

Mercenaries 2 Delayed To August?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:30:09 EST

It would appear that the wait for Mercenaries 2: World In Flames may have gotten a little bit longer, as multiple retailers are listing a late August 2008 release date for the Pandemic Studios shooter. Reader Patrick pointed out that online retailer Amazon is now showing an August 25 release date for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, with GameStop showing the same for the PlayStation 2 and PC versions. The last official word on the game's release was April, something that is now starting to look less likely. The game was originally planned for a holiday 2007 release, but pushed back in September. More »

Pandemic Responds to Angry Venezuelans

Brian Crecente — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:00:42 EDT

It looks like The Venezuela Solidarity Network crowing over the Mercenaries 2 delay didn't go unnoticed. More »

Mercenaries 2 Not Blowing Shit Up This Year

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:40:05 EDT

Pandemic Studios free-roaming shooter Mercenaries 2: World In Flames looks like it won't make its previously planned ship date of holiday 2007. According to CVG, the game has been pushed into 2008, with retailer Gamestop backing up that claim, informing customers today that it has been delayed to April of next year. More »

Venezuelans Want Bono To Stop Mercenaries 2

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:40:36 EDT

The Venezuelan Solidarity Network is none too happy with the setting of Pandemic Studios developed Mercenaries 2: World In Flames, reports Gamespot. They join Venezuelan politicians in their distaste for the tyrant-overthrowing shooter based in their country of choice. More »